I got a little time to stamp yesterday so I thought I would play a long with two of my favourite challenges. I also thought it was time to actually stamp with one of the sets (Best Friends Forever) that I received at Convention (I still had all of them in my bag :) Create with Connie and Mary is having a Sketch Challenge this week and over at the Inkspirations site they have an interesting Colour Challenge.
Now you think it would be easy to come up with a card since I already had my colour combo, layout and stamp set already to go- WRONG,lol! It took me a while to come up with my final card but in the end I am pleased with the result, hope you like it too.
As I have mentioned several times before purple is really not a colour that I normally gravitate towards, but I LOVE Peach Parfait and Pear Pizzazz, so I though what the heck. These colours really do look great together and maybe I will even try this combo again. For the base of the card I used Concord Crush, and then layer on a piece of Pear Pizzazz that had been stamped with the leafy image tone on tone and then stamped the "BBF" with Whisper White Craft Ink. I then stamped a Concord Crush strip of card stock using the craft ink as well. The patterned pice of Paper is from the Paisly Petals Designer Series Paper and I stamped it tone on tone using the dotted image from the set.
Next I layered on a piece of Peach Parfait that had been punched out with the Decorative Label Punch and also stamped on with the leafy image, this time I used Calypso Coral Classic Ink to add just a touch of contrast. The butterfly
was die cut using the Beautiful Butterflies Die, Textured Whisper White card stock and my Big Shot. I stamped the florish image on it with Concord Crush Ink. All of the card stock and paper on this card was sponged with Whisper White Craft Ink and the edges destressed using the Cutter Kit. The ribbon was pleated and attached using Sticky Strip and the brad is from the Antiques Brads, I also topped it with a Pearl Jewel.
Supplies Used:
Stamps: Best Friends Forever
Ink: Peach Parfait, Calypso Coral, Concord Crush, Pear Pizzazz
Paper: Paisly Petal DSP, Peach Parfait, Pear Pizzazz, Concord Crush, Whisper White Textured
Accessories: Antique Brads, Whisper White Organza Ribbon, Sticky Strip, Cutter Kit, Sponges, Itty Bitty Punch Shapes (flower), Pearl Jewels, Big Shot, Beautiful Butterflies Die, Decorative Label Punch
Have a great day,
What a totally delightful card! Love the colors...they just pop and are so nicely balanced on your card! Thanks for joining us this week on the Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge!
Posted by: Mary Brown | 08/02/2011 at 03:07 PM
WOW! Very cool! Love the soft but yet brightness to this!!!!!
Posted by: Kristen Conant | 08/02/2011 at 05:24 AM
Just gorgeous Jenn - I love purple so I gravitated to your card lol. Looks fab with peach parfait
Posted by: Dee | 08/01/2011 at 04:51 PM
Oh my goodness!!! I am so loving this! The colors are beautiful! And I think it is so clever how you flagged the purple layer! Thanks for playing along this week at Create with Connie and Mary!
Posted by: Deb | 08/01/2011 at 03:18 PM
Great use of that convention set! I love what you did with the colours :)
Posted by: Cindy Major | 08/01/2011 at 12:03 PM
Two of my favourite challenges too! So glad you played along this week, Jenn. This is just lovely. Thanks for playing at CCMC this week!
Posted by: Carrie Gaskin | 07/31/2011 at 08:29 PM
That is just beautiful, Jenn! I love how bold you made the colours. Concord Crush scares me so I'm pretty minimalist with it. I love your card, lady!
Hugs,
B.
Posted by: Brandi | 07/30/2011 at 09:47 PM
Very nice. I really like your choice of colors and the stamps work perfectly with this sketch. Thanks for playing the Create with Connie & Mary Challenge!
Posted by: Lisa Martz | 07/30/2011 at 06:36 PM